Sunday, September 18, 2022

Friday's Miscellany 09-02-2022 & 09-09-2022

 38 North

 Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 Air University Press

 American Security Project

 Amnesty International

 Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

 Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies

 Arctic Institute

 Army University Press

  • The Moral Courage Paradox:  The Peers Report and My Lai 
  • Military Review, September-October 2022, v. 102, no. 5 
    • Economic Sanctions
    • Russian Preinvasion Influence Activities in the War with Ukraine
    • Russian Public Opinion and the Ukraine War: Applying the American Experience
    • The Role of Expeditionary Dentistry in Large-Scale Combat Operations
    • The Individual Replacement Process: Will It Work?
    • New U.S. Army Human Resources System Is the Change the Army and Its Soldiers Need
    • Protecting Posterity: Women and the Military Selective Service Act
    • Warfighting: A Function of Combat Power
    • We Don’t Run with Scissors: Why the U.S. Army Struggles with Risk Acceptance
    • Command Post Automation
    • Eliminating Micromanagement and Embracing Mission Command
    • Duty Should Not Be an Army Value
    • Strategic Sepsis
    • Competition in Order and Progress: Criminal Insurgencies and Governance in Brazil
  • A Talent for Logistics: Sustaining the Army of the Potomac in 1862 and 1864 

 Army War College Press

 Asan Institute for Policy Studies

 Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN)

 Asia Society Policy Institute

 Atlantic Council

 Australian Institute of Criminology

  • Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 2022, no. 657
    • What are the Monetary Returns of Investing in Programs that Reduce Demand for Illicit Drugs? 

 Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

 Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs

 Blair Institute for Global Change 

 Brookings Institution

 Bruegel

 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

 Center for a New American Security  (CNAS)

 Center for Climate and Security

 Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

 Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)

 Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)

 Center for Security Studies (CSS)

 Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University

  • Georgetown Security Studies Review, August 2022, v. 10, no. 1 
    • Turkey’s Re-Balancing: Diplomatic Lessons from The Late Ottoman Empire Still Apply
    • Russia & China’s Future of Competition Along the New Silk Road: A Net Assessment
    • Migrants as Coercion Capital Against the European Union
    • The Sahel Crime-Terror Nexus: How Drug and Human Trafficking Funds Boko Haram
    • and JNIM
    • The Changing Tide of International Terrorism
    • The Quds Force Awakens: How the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force (IRGC–QF) Threaten US National Security Interests in the Middle East Today
    • Hooked on Surviving: The Emergence of Illicit Drug Economies in Kyrgyzstan and Peru
    • Enemy at the Gates: Successes, Failures, and Civil-Military Relations in Israel’s Operation
    • Peace for Galilee and Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring
    • Government-Made Terrorists? Assessing the Impact of Sting Operations on Radicalization
    • Cybersecurity as the Invisible Sovereign Space: An Analysis of the Cybersecurity Challenges Taiwan Faces and Taiwan’s Policy Responses

 Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS)

 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) 

 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

 Center on Global Energy Policy

Centre for European Reform (CER)

 Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

 Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)

 Chatham House

 Chicago Council on Global Affairs

 China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI)

 China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe

 College of Europe

 Conflict Armament Research

 Congress. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

 Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

 Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

 Defense Personnel and Security Center (PERSEREC)

  • PERSEREC-RN-21-07 (OPA Report No. 2021-043) Misinformation in the Purple Ridge Mountains: A Navigate Your Fate Story

 Department of Commerce

 Department of Defense (DOD)

 Department of Defense, Inspector General (DODIG)

  • DODIG-2022-127 Audit of DoD Other Transactions and the Use of Nontraditional Contractors and Resource Sharing 
  • DODIG-2022-126 Audit of the Department of the Navy’s Controls Over the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Program 
  • DODIG-2022-124 External Peer Review of the United States Special Operations Command, Office of Inspector General, Audit Branch 
  • DODIG-2022-123 Quality Control Review of the Clark Nuber P.S. FY 2020 Single Audit of The Geneva Foundation 

 Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

 Department of Homeland Security Inspector General 

  • OIG-22-63 CISA and FEMA Can Improve Coordination Efforts to Ensure Energy Sector Resilience 
  • OIG-22-64 DHS Encountered Obstacles to Screen, Vet, and Inspect All Evacuees during the Recent Afghanistan Crisis (REDACTED) 
  • OIG-22-65 USCIS Should Improve Controls to Restrict Unauthorized Access to Its Systems and Information 

 Department of State

 Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General

  • #22-01279-20:  VA Did Not Provide Some Veterans Legally Required Notice and Due Process Before Collecting Debts for the Compensation Program 
  • #22-00404-207:  VBA Could Improve the Accuracy and Completeness of Medical Opinion Requests for Veterans’ Disability Benefits Claims 

 Economic Research Forum

 Egmont—The Royal Institute for International Relations

 European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

 European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE)

 European Council on Foreign Relations       

 European Institute of the Mediterranean

 European Network for Economic and Fiscal Policy Research (EconPol)

 European Parliament Think Tank

 European Union (EU)

European Values

 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

  • FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, September 2022 
    • Community Outreach Spotlight: Shop Talk
    • Violation at 30,000 Feet: In-Flight Sexual Assaults
    • Leadership Spotlight: Teachable Moments
    • Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement
    • Focus on Officer Wellness: Importance of a Certified Wellness Coach

 Federal Reserve Bank of New York

 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 

 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)

 Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)

 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

 Foundation for Strategic Research (Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique)

 French Institute of International Relations (Institut Français des Relations Internationales)

 German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e. V.)

 German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)

 German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

 German Marshall Fund of the United States

 Global ECCO

  • Combating Terrorism Exchange (CTX), Summer 2022, v. 12, no. 2 
    • Feared and Revered
    • Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Operation Serval, and the Value of Irregular Warfare
    • The Fog - Part One: Scimitar of the Prophet
    • The CTX Interview [Ali Nazary, Head of Foreign Relations, National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Interviewed by Dr. John Arquilla, US Naval Postgraduate School, retired]
    • The Written Word: Irregular Soldiers and Rebellious States: Small-Scale U.S. Interventions Abroad
    • The Written Word: Head of the Mossad: In Pursuit of a Safe and Secure Israel

 Government Accountability Office (GAO)  

  • Bank Supervision: Lessons Learned from Remote Supervision during Pandemic Could Inform Future Disruptions GAO-22-104659 
  • Coast Guard: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Tsunami Emergency Planning in the Pacific Northwest GAO-22-105220 
  • Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: USDA Should Conduct More Rigorous Reviews of Payments to Producers GAO-22-104397 
  • Cybersecurity: Kick-Starting the Office of the National Cyber Director GAO-22-105502 
  • DHS Headquarters Consolidation: Project Cost and Schedule Estimates Are Not Finalized GAO-22-105970 
  • Export-Import Bank: Status of End-Use Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports as of August 2022 GAO-22-106090 
  • Federal Real Property: GSA Could Further Support Agencies' Post-Pandemic Planning for Office Space Use GAO-22-105105 
  • Homelessness VA Provides Support to the Most Vulnerable Women Veterans and Has Taken Steps to Improve Services GAO-22-105360 
  • Human Trafficking: U.S. Agencies' International Efforts to Fight a Global Problem GAO-22-106029 
  • National Security Snapshot: U.S. Support for the War in Ukraine GAO-22-106079 
  • National Security Space: Actions Needed to Better Use Commercial Satellite Imagery and Analytics GAO-22-106106 
  • Priority Open Recommendations: Office of the Director of National Intelligence GAO-22-105852 
  • Science & Tech Spotlight: Brain-Computer Interfaces GAO-22-106118 
  • Tribal Economic Development: Action is Needed to Better Understand the Extent of Federal Support GAO-22-105215 
  • VA Disability: Clearer Claims Processing Guidance Needed for Selected Agent Orange Conditions GAO-22-105191 

 Graphika and Stanford Internet Observatory

 Henley Putnam University

  • Journal of Strategic Security, 2022, v. 15, no. 3
    • INGOs in Afghanistan: Impact of Activities and Attributes on Attack
    • Challenges in Mali, the Importance of Legitimate Governance in Combatting Terrorism and Violent Extremism
    • The Arrest and Trial of Paul Rusesabagina and its Impact on Rwandan Foreign Affairs
    • Armed Violence in the Llanos Orientales Region Following the Signing of the Peace Agreement with the FARC-EP in Colombia
    • Police Primacy: Organizing Police Powers under the Palestinian Authority
    • A Relationship of Pivots: Philippine-US Cooperation in a Changing World
    • Developing a Structured Analytical Model to Anticipate Social Movement National Security Threats

 Heritage Foundation

 Hudson Institute

 Human Rights Watch

 IJ Infinity Group

  • Military Strategy Magazine, Fall 2022, v. 8, no. 2  
    • Clausewitz’s ‘Warlike Element’ and the War in Ukraine
    • On Efficacy: A Beginner’s Guide to Strategic Theory
    • A Renewed Nuclear Strategy for NATO
    • Erich Ludendorff: Successful Tactician, Failed Strategist
    • A Tale of Two Caesars: Contemporary Lessons from Divergent Caesarian Strategies
    • The Case for Deception in Operational Success

 Indian Council of World Affairs

 Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

 Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (IDSA) 

 Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

 Institute for Science and International Security

 Institute for National Security Studies (INSS - Israel)

  • Strategic Assessment, July 2022, v. 25, no. 2 
    • Behind Mandatory Service in Israel: From the Rationale of the Militia to the Rationale of Military-Technological Superiority
    • Israel-China Relations in an Era of Strategic Rivalry and Great Power Competition
    • Game of Thrones: The Struggle between Fatah and Hamas for Political Hegemony in the Palestinian Authority, 2011-2022
    • US Military Involvement in the Campaign against the Islamic State under Presidents Obama and Trump, 2014-2020
    • Intelligence Agents in Israel: Hezbollah’s Modus Operandi
    • How the Attempt to Liberalize the World has Made the International System
    • The Ramifications of the Russia-Ukraine War
    • China and National Infrastructure in Israel: Past the Peak
    • The Palestinian National Movement: Toward Recalculating its Route

 Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP)

 Institute for Security Studies [Africa]

 Institute for the Study of War

 Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

 International Center for Counter Terrorism (ICCT)

 International Crisis Group

 International Organization for Migration (IOM)

 Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)

 Jamestown Foundation

  • China Brief, September 9, 2022, v. 22, no. 16 
    • Are Cross-Strait Relations Dead?
    • Will the Xi Jinping Leadership Take up Reformist Policies After the 20th Party Congress?
    • The PLA’s Military Diplomacy in Advance of the 20th Party Congress
    • The Russia-India-China Trilateral After Ukraine: Will Beijing Take the Lead?
    • Make the Green Serve China: PRC Influence Operations Target International Environmentalism
  • Terrorism Monitor, September 9, 2022, v. 22, no. 17 
    • Al-Shabaab’s Attack in Ethiopia: One-off Incursion or Persistent Threat?
    • ISKP Challenges Indian Interests in Afghanistan by Attacking Sikh Worshippers in Kabul
    • Will Iraq's Potential Purchase of French Rafale Fighter Jets Turn the Counter-Terrorism Tables in the Middle East?

 Manhattan Institute

 Mandiant

 McKell Institute

 Mercatus Center

 Mitchell Institute

 MITRE Corporation

 Modern Warfare Institute (MWI)

 Naming Commission

 National Academies Press 

 National Defense University Press

 National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)

 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

  • NISTIR  8286C Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight 

 NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence

 NATO Defense College

 Naval War College

 Observer Research Foundation

 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)

 Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

 Our World in Data

 Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

 Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

 Pew Research Center

 Program on Extremism at George Washington University

 ProofPoint

 Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

 RAND Corporation

 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

 S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

 Safeguard Defenders

 Small Arms Survey

 Small Wars Journal

 South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

  • SIGAR 22-37-FA State’s Support of Strategic Communications in the National Unity Government of Afghanistan: Audit of Costs Incurred by Albany Associates International Ltd. 
  • SIGAR 22-38-FA State’s Access to Justice Through Legal Aid Program in Five Provinces of Afghanistan: Audit of Costs Incurred by International Legal Foundation 
  • SIGAR 22-39-FA Department of the Army’s Afghanistan Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Training Program: Audit of Costs Incurred by Raytheon Company 

 Springer

 Stanford Internet Observatory

  • Journal of Online Trust and Safety, 2022, v. 1, no. 3 
    • Uncommon Yet Consequential Online Harms
    • Election Fraud, YouTube, and Public Perception of the Legitimacy of President Biden
    • Predictors of Radical Intentions among Incels: A Survey of 54 Self-identified Incels
    • Procedural Justice and Self Governance on Twitter: Unpacking the Experience of Rule Breaking on Twitter
    • Twitter’s Disputed Tags May Be Ineffective at Reducing Belief in Fake News and Only Reduce Intentions to Share Fake News Among Democrats and Independents

 Stimson Center

 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

 Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)

 Taylor & Francis

 Terrorism Research Initiative (TRI)

  • Perspectives on Terrorism, August 2022, v.16, no. 4  
    • The Contagion and Copycat Effect in Transnational Far-right Terrorism: An Analysis of Language Evidence
    • Rethinking Online Radicalization
    • Terrorism Experts’ Predictions Regarding the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Activities of Violent Non-State Actors
    • Counter-Terrorism Bookshelf: 11 Books on Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism-Related Subjects
    • A Resources List for Terrorism Research: Journals, Websites, Bibliographies (2022 Edition)
    • Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Related Subjects

 Trevor Project

 UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR)

 UK Ministry of Defence

 UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

 UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

 UN Women

 US Institute of Peace  (USIP)

 United States Studies Center—University of Sydney, Australia

 Veterans and Citizens Initiative

 Washington Institute for Near East Policy

 White House

 Wilson Center

 World Bank

 World Economic Forum